The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-04-20

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Town and Parish News.
The Police Jury proceedings APP
pear in full in this issue.
--HILLER's groceries are the fresh
est; his prices the lowest.
AFTER the adjournment of Court
our town vii! be very dbl.
"A NUMBER Of the bridges in the
upper end of town need repairing.
ONE Mass will be celebrated in
the Catholic Church next Sunday, at
10 o'clock.
Mr.. Levi Stewart, late publisher
of the Winfield Seniiael, arrived here
on Monday.
The case of the State VS.. G. B.
Stewart, for manslaughter, is fixed for
trial for tomorrow.
JONAS Hitler, on Front street, is
selling his dry goods and groceries
lower than the lowest. Give him 4
call and save money.
SEVERAL parties have pleaded
guilty at this term of the Court prin
cipally to the crime of carving con-
cealed weapons.
The thermometer yesterday NOR
ming marked $50 [; in the afternoon
on Saturday so. Quite difference
for this season Of the year.
Mr.. Theodore Schaedel, formerly
of this town, has been awarded the
contract for building six thousand
dollar urt-house at Rayne.
We had light shower of rain on
Sunday night; the first we have had
in about six weeks. 1t laid the dust,
and somewhat helped the gardens.
-DURlEG the past week the Kelly
Bros. have been engaged IN adding
ten new pews in the Catholic church.
Which will furnish seating room for
sixty persons.
GILMORE Freeman, *colored, for
the killing of Jno. Anderson, colored,
in October last, was tried in the Dis
trict Court on Friday last and convic-
ted OF murder without capital punish
ment.
In the case of jesse Brown, col.
Ored, charged with the killing of Bos-
ton Taylor, colored, on the Willow
Glen place in October last, the jury
returned verdict Of guilty of mans
laughter
ON Monday night next the Paci-
fic Fire Co. will meet in full uniform.
The officers elected at the meeting of
April 4th will be installed. The day,
April 25th, is the anniversary of the
organization of the Company.
Ar their meeting on Saturday
night, the Fire Department elected
Mr.. Henry S. Gossens chief, and Mr..
L. G.. Hunter assistant 9hief Both
gentlemen are capable, and will GER
tainly advance the interests of Alex
andria's fire department.
We hear it rumored on the street
though we have seen nothing of it in
the papers, that Mr.. Henry Heyman,
recently convicted in the New Orleans
Courts, had been pardoned by the
Governor. We are glad of it, as are
also the many other friends of the
gentleman in this section.
-BoRN in New Orleans. on the
18th inst, to Mrs. w. C. McGimsey, a
pretty daughter.
TO Mrs. Oran Dorset, Bayou La
INQUIRE, on Monday, April llth, 1887,
two boys.
To Mrs. B. II. DeSola, Saturday
night, April 10th, boy.
HOUSEKEEpERs ATTENTION.
The American Steam Feather Rem
ovating Company, Branch No. 5, will
open here about Thursday, tomorrow,
at the old Fowp TAX Office. Renova-
ting Feather Beds, Pillows, etc
Work called for and returned the same
day. Ladies are cordially invited to
call and see our machine in operation.
FoR RENT.-The building formerly
occupied by the Town Talk as a print
ing office, and the small bnildlng adj
joining, situated on Murray street.
Also the brick store house on Front
street, adjoining the brick warehouse